My Earth Hour Experience

Tonight I took my son to the Science Centre where we watched the lights dim all across the city. Then we danced in the dark to some techno-beat hip-hop mashup. Then we made our way over to where the telescopes were set up and we got a great look at Saturn. I couldn't believe how amazing it looked. I could actually see the ring around it. How cool is that? I hope he remembers all this when he's older.

We left before 9 p.m. and drove home, taking the opportunity to see how dark it was. It wasn't totally dark because the streetlights were still on. But on our street, all the houses were dark. So we walked around the block and waited to see what it would look like when everyone switched their lights back on at 9 o'clock. But it wasn't that dramatic. Most of the houses remained dark. I guess people figured if they could do without lights for an hour between 8 and 9, they might as well leave them off for the rest of the night.